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- pronunciation:
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tuhr
nl
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, having to do with, or like a mother.
She showered her children with maternal love.
- synonyms:
- motherly
- similar words:
- mother, parental
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| definition 2: |
related on the mother's side of the family.
I went to see my maternal grandfather. |
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| derivations: |
maternalistic (adj.), maternally (adv.), maternalism (n.) |
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